Let me take you through the seven songs I always use to test audio peripherals — and why they make the cut. I’ll also mention the headphones (that I’ve tested) they sound the best on.

The Ultimate Guide To Ambient Music To Test With Your Headphones Discover the best ambient albums to test your headphones.

The best headphones are comfortable, loaded with features and, of course, deliver outstanding audio. The worst are nothing but a huge disappointment. We test headphones more thoroughly than anyone ...

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The human ear and brain can’t accurately assess the volume of sound; if they could, there might be no need for volume-limiting headphones. So in order to test how loudly various kids headphones ...

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Full-sounding hi-res audio + Strong feature-set including solid ANC - Similarly priced rivals perform better The Anker ...

A fine idea in principle and, in many ways, a fine product in execution – but there are some quirks to the way this ...

If you're still baffled as to our (my) love of Björk, Homogenic is the record to make you into a full-blown convert.